On the Dutch public-service radio channel NPO Radio 1 Bas Jacobs, Sijbren Cnossen Professor of Public Economics at Erasmus School of Economics, reacts to news that Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has abandoned a proposal to end the dividend-withholding tax. Rutte ditched the dividend tax proposal a little over a week after saying his government would reconsider the measure.
Abolishing the dividend tax would have cost Dutch state coffers 1.9 billion euros. The question now is how to keep the Netherlands attractive to businesses. The four-party cabinet will seek to improve the business environment in the Netherlands, Rutte said in The Hague on Monday 15 October 2018 in comments broadcast by public broadcaster NOS. New plans announced by the Dutch government include proposals to cut the top corporate tax rate to 20.5 percent in 2021 and the lower corporate tax rate to 15 percent, according to a letter from Deputy Finance minister Menno Snel to the lower house of parliament. Both tax rates will be lowered more than previously announced.
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You can listen to the entire interview (in Dutch) on NPO Radio 1 'Dit is de Dag', 15 October 2018.